Jacob in Korean: 제이컵

In Korean, Jacob is written 제이컵 and sounds like je-i-keop.

제이컵
je-i-keop
HangulSound
제je
이i
컵keop

What does Jacob mean?

Jacob means “supplanter”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Jacob

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Real, popular Korean names whose Hanja carry the meaning of Jacob.

Boy
鄭勝宇
정승우, Jung Seung-u
“victory & universe”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
鄭在元
정재원, Jung Jae-won
“always here & first”
元亨利貞 ·吉吉吉
Boy
鄭元
정원, Jung Won
“first”
元亨利貞 吉吉·吉
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Using Jacob in Korean

Korean endings change with the last letter of the name. Jacob ends with a final consonant (받침), so it takes these forms:

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 제이컵이에요.je i-reu-meun je-i-keo-bi-e-yo.My name is Jacob.
저는 제이컵입니다.jeo-neun je-i-keo-bim-ni-da.I am Jacob. (formal)
제이컵 씨je-i-keop ssiJacob (polite, to an adult)
제이컵아!je-i-keo-ba!Hey Jacob! (to a friend)
제이컵은 한국어를 배워요.je-i-keo-beun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Jacob is learning Korean.

Letters in Jacob

Jacob has 3 syllable blocks made of 7 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
제ㅈ + ㅔㅈ j, ㅔ e
이ㅇ + ㅣㅇ (silent at the start), ㅣ i
컵ㅋ + ㅓ + ㅂㅋ k, ㅓ eo, ㅂ p

Typing Jacob on a Korean keyboard

On a standard Korean (2-set) keyboard, type these keys. Capital letters mean Shift.

제 w p 이 d l 컵 z j q

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Hangul spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language rules and the forms commonly used in Korea.